Men’s Health Week Hunter New England Male Health Forum Newcastle 2017

June 15 @ 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Recognizing the need for quality health events throughout the national Men’s Health Week, the Hunter New England Local Health District will run their 5th annual HNE Male Health Forum. The event will host a series of presentations, workshops and exhibitions that will address the critical health issues that affect men of all ages within Australia. The day will also conclude with an open forum on the key issues and strategies for addressing mental health within Australia, to be lead by a panel of health experts.

Workshops are offered in streams including:

Maternity/Child & Family

Youth

Working Aged Males

Aboriginal

Aged Care

Disadvantaged, and

Senior Men.

Contact the event organizer Ken McKenzie on 0421 343 626 for information about making a reservation or further details on the event’s program.

About Men’s Health Week

Men’s Health Week is an important seven days no matter where you are in the world. From June the 12-18th the nation will stand in solidarity with Australian men, recognizing the significance of men’s mental health issues while promoting awareness of the male approach to health.

Statistics have shown that more males will commit suicide, that more males will die at every stage of life and more males suffer from lifestyle-related health conditions than females of the same age.

Although men are experiencing shorter and less healthy lives, they are still less likely to visit medical practitioners. The precedent has been set that men are not concerned with their own mental health, or that the available health services are not engaging with men effectively.

Men’s Health Week seeks to resolve these issues by raising awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging the early detection and treatment of physical and mental diseases among men and boys. Since the 2000’s Men’s Health Week has operated in Australia, opening a forum for the discussion of the issues central to men’s health within the nation.